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Volume X
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C.» MARCH 27, 1931
Number 20
DR. SPILMAN RELATES
HISTORY OF MEREDITH
A representative of The Twig
dropped in to see Dr. B. W. -Spil-
rnan tind asked him some ques
tions about Meredith. Dr. Spil-
man was in liis usual talkative
mood and gladly answered sev
eral questions.
“0/ course this is not yoiir first
visit to Meredith, Dr. Spilman.
When did you begin your ac
quaintance with our college?
“That reminds me of a ques
tion wliich I asked a woman in
Greensboro once. I asked her
how lon^f she had lived in Greens-
b6ro. It proved quite embar
rassing—.her hair was white and
she was born there. I did not
find out.
“I was in the convention in
Henderson in 1889—^^vas it?—
when Meroditli had its official
bii'th. I was a student in Wake
Forest College at tlie lime. I
was a senior there when the Gen-
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Miss Lili-ian Aldriikik, ok La
GiIAN(!K, has SEION ET^UOTED
Editor of Thu Acohk for
TIIK (;OMlNC. YKAR.
Lillian Aldridge has been one
of the most active mcinbers of
The Acorn staff' for the past two
years. She was both a Sopho
more editor and this year a
.lunior editor. Tlie student body
looks to Lillian as being an un
usually fine editor for next year’s
Acorn, for she is certainly quite
capable along such literary pur
suits. Her Ijusineas nian.’iger will
Ife lluhy Johnson, who will have
working with her on the business
staff Annette Donovnnt and
Mary Tucker. Senior editors
for tins ])ublication arc Elva Bur
gess and Kvolyji Squires, while
Kancy McDaniel and Louise Mc
Millan will serve as Junior edi-
toi’S. Mai'gai'ct Olmstead and
Nancy ViccelHo have been elected
circulation managei’s for the com
ing year for Acorn.
Miss Eijzahisth Stevens, op
High Voint, newly-electkd
PUESmiiNT OF THK S. U. FOIl
TMK ykab 1931-’32.
Surely one of the most capable
girls tliat could be had for Presi
dent of Meredith’s Baptist Stu
dent Union is Elizabeth Stevens.
Althougli she has not served di
rectly on the B. S. U. Council,
Elizabeth has proven her in
genuity and enthusiasm for Bap
tist Student work through the
medium of the Y. W. A. By her
excellent woi'k in serving as treas
urer of the Student Govei’nment
last year the student body real
izes Elizabeth’s capabilities in
filling till, most important office
next year.
(Contlmiert on page font-}
Ekction of Officers
Nears Completion
Pnuitically all the officers of
the college organizations for
1931-32 have now been elected,
'riie following is a list of those
I'ccently chosen, all well-fitted to
take tlieir places as campus lead
ers ]iext year.
The Student Govei-nniciit As
sociation has as its officers: Vicc-
president, Charlotte Makepeace;
secretary, Margaret Briggs;
treasurer, Mary C. Sliearin.
House presidcjits: Jones Hall,
Anna Jtogers; I’airclotli Hall,
lluth Sample; Stringfield Hall,
Elva Burgess; Vann Hall, Alice
IMcKittrick. Sub-house presi
dents: Pat Abernathy, Isabelle
Kinsey, a n d Marguerite
Preslar.
The Literary Society officers
are as follows: Astrotekton, Gay-
nello Hinton, president; Mar-
gaj’ct Peacock, vice-])resident;
IaicIIc Broughton, ■ secretary',
and l\laj;y l^vinccs L'nderwood,
treasurer. Philaretian; I^ottie
Belie Myers, president; Vehna
Webb, vice-president; Bessie Lee
MEREDITH IS HOSTESS
AT C. A. HOUSE PARTY
“Lift up your eyes and look”
was the keynote of the Girls’ Aux
iliary House Party, which was
held at Meredith College, March
20,21, 22. Miss Alva Laurence,
state young people’s leader of the
Woman’s Missionary Union, pre
sided over the meetings, which
wore an inspiration to the eighty-
six delegates from the different
Baptist churches in the eastern
and central sections of North
Carolina. Every girl present
was very enthusiastic about each
undertaking, and the conference
as a whole was one of the most
successful ever held by the
younger girls. Meredith College
was at her best, and her hospi
tality could not have been sur
passed.
The first session—held IViday
evening from 7:30 to 10:00—
was opened by a short song serv
ice led by Miss Pat Abernethy,
a student at Meredith College.
The G. A. song, “We’ve a Story
to Tell to the Nations,” started
the meeting ol^' with a true, rever
ent spirit. Miss Mary Lee, pres
ident of the Y. W. A. at Meredith,
led the devotionals—“Look unto
me, all ye ends of the eartii.” Miss
Lee in her talk brought out three
reasons why every G. A. member
should look unto God: (1) for
her own salvation, (2) for an
ideal after which to fashion her
life, and (3) for the transform
ing ]x>wer of Christ. In discuss
ing the ideal, Christ was shown
to bo a true ideal in five points of
the G. A. ideal: prayer, steward-
shi[), liible study Mission study,
and personal service.
Miss Madaline Elliott, Mere
dith Student secretaiy’, had the
following celebrities express their
hnp|nncss in welcoming the girls
to Meredith: Dr. Charles E.
Brewer, ])resident of Meredith;
Jliss C’aroline Biggers, dean of
women; Miss Irene Tliomas,
president of tlie Student Govern
ment; and Miss Marv Currin,
president of the B. S. U. Miss
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May Qi.ikkn Elmctku
Kathleen Durliani, popu
lar Mereditli Senior and
president of the IMii Society,
has been selected as Mere
dith’s May Queen for 11)31.
She has selected as lier at
tendants Anno Mildred Her-
ring, ]>roniinent Senior and
C'ouncil member, and Anne
Simms, vice-president of the
S. G.
Miss Prue Choate, of Sai.is-
Bi:iiY, IS TO BE Editor of The
Twroo for the year 1931-
1932.
Prue luus proved that she is
capable of the position by the
fine work she has done as a mem
ber of The Twio staff for the
[>ast two years. Last year she
was a star reporter; this year she
is a managing editor and at the
same time B. S. U. publicity
director. Next year she will have
the following girls as her assist
ants in editing The Twio : As
sistant editor, Minwal Cates;
business manager, Pauline
Barnes; managing editors, Mae
Cami)bell, Sallic Council, Doro
thy Meiritt; assistant bushiess
managers, Lottie Belle Myers
and Eliza Briggs.
G. A. Leaders Introduced
At Chapel Exercises
MEREDITH GLEE CLUB
TO SING IN CLAYTON
The Meredith College Glee
Club, whose home conccrt a few
weeks ago received unusually
high praise, is to sing in Clayton,
N. C., on 'i'uesday night, Rlarch
31. I’he club’s conccrt there is
being given under the auspices
of the Woman’s Club of Clayton
and M'ill be jjresented in the high
school auditoj'ium, the program
including the beautiful drama-
tixation of Nevin’s “Venezia”
which [)roved so attractive here,
as well as the three groups of
more formal numbers. These
groujjs contain an interesting va-
I'iety of selections ranging from
English, Irish, and Czeciio-
Slovakian folk-songs to the lovely
“There’s a I.ark in My Heart,”
“I\Iinor and Major,” and the
amusing “The Big Brown Bear.”
Before the concert the mcniberB
of the glee club will bo enter
tained by the Woman’s Club at
a buil’et sujjper.
Meredith liad the G. A. dele
gates to the House Party as her
guests at the Chapel exercises
Saturday, March 21. Miss
Elliott introduced Mis.s Alva
Laurence, the State W. M. U-
Young People’s leader, who spoke
on behalf of tlie G. A. of thoir
joy at being at Meredith. Jliss
Peai’le Bourne, associate South-
wide Young People’s leader, was
hitroduccd. She said she had one
wish to make—that all G. A.’s
might have the privilege of com
ing to Meredith. Jliss Pearl
Johnson, one of Meredith’s mis
sionaries to China, who is home
on furlough, recognizes “new”
Meredith as being tlie same “old”
iMcredith in spirit thiugh all the
familiar landmarks arc gone,
After the G. A. leaders had
l)ecu introduced the INIercdith
Glee Club sang “What the Chim
ney Sang” and “Big Brown
Bear.”
Miss Dorotijy Ta^ i.oh, of Wii.-
soN, is TO IU-; EniTOii ok tuk
Oak TiKAVKs for tiik yeai!
l)31-’32.
Doi'othy has shown in the past
how cai)able she is. She has the
ability to carry the heavy respoii-
siliilitic.s which will be hers ,as
editor of the annual. She lias
been a member of the staff fn- the
piLst tw4) years and iier work
|)rovi’s her worth. The following
girls will be members of Lhc
Lcax'CN staff for the coming year:
Busitiess nuuiag-er, U>ith Ken
nedy; associate editor, Martha
Vicccllio; advertising niatmger,
Winifred Haggett; assistant ad
vertising manager, (iweimie
Crowder; photograph editor,
Margaret Briggs; art editor,
ITallie Mae Koilins.